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2007–08 Arsenal F.C. season

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Arsenal F.C.
2007–08 season
ChairmanPeter Hill-Wood
ManagerArsène Wenger
StadiumEmirates Stadium
Premier League3rd
FA Cup
League CupSemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Emmanuel Adebayor (24)
All: Emmanuel Adebayor (30)
Highest home attendance60,161 (vs. Manchester United, 3 November 2007, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance53,136 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 9 January 2008, League Cup)
Average home league attendance59,581
(in all competitions)[1]
Away colours
Third colours

The 2007–08 season was the 110th season of competitive football played by Arsenal. The club ended their Premier League campaign in third position, having led the table for two-thirds of the season. Arsenal made it into the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, but were eliminated on aggregate score against Liverpool. The team exited the FA Cup in the fifth round to Manchester United and lost in the semi-finals of the League Cup to Tottenham Hotspur.

Arsenal sold striker and club record goalscorer Thierry Henry to Barcelona, in the transfer window. Other departures included first team players Freddie Ljungberg and José Antonio Reyes to West Ham United and Atlético Madrid respectively; defender Bacary Sagna and striker Eduardo were the notable purchases from Auxerre and Dinamo Zagreb, respectively.

A strong start to the season saw Arsenal top the league table by September. Defeat against Sevilla in November ended a run of 28 matches undefeated and it was not until a month after did the team lose in the league for the first time, away at Middlesbrough. Arsenal extended their league lead to five points in February, but a career-threatening injury to Eduardo against Birmingham City coincided with the team going on a run of four draws in the Premier League. Manchester United soon overtook them in first and defeat to Chelsea in March moved Arsenal down in third place, where they remained at the end of the season. However, their points tally of 83 remains as the highest in the Premier League for a third-placed team under the 38 game format.

Thirty-two different players represented the club in four competitions, and there were 16 different goalscorers. Emmanuel Adebayor was Arsenal's top goalscorer in the 2007–08 season, scoring 30 goals in 48 appearances.

Background[]

See also: 2006–07 Arsenal F.C. season

The previous season was a transitional period for Arsenal. The club transferred a number of first-team players such as defenders Sol Campbell and Lauren to Portsmouth and winger Robert Pires to Spanish club Villarreal.[2] After lengthy negotiations, Ashley Cole moved to Chelsea on the final day of the summer transfer window, in exchange for £5 million and defender William Gallas.[3] Arsenal played their home games at the newly constructed Emirates Stadium and drew their first game against Aston Villa.[4] After a defeat by Bolton Wanderers, manager Arsène Wenger admitted that his team were unlikely to make a serious challenge for the Premier League.[5] Despite being a young and inexperienced team, however, Arsenal reached the final of the League Cup, where they were beaten 2–1 by Chelsea.[6] Elimination in the UEFA Champions League in the knockout stage (two-legged matches played home and away) and FA Cup in the space of four days followed – the club lost three games in succession for the first time since October 2002.[7] Arsenal eventually finished fourth in the league, level on points with third-placed Liverpool.[8]

Transfers[]

At the end of the 2006–07 season, Arsenal transferred Fabrice Muamba to Birmingham City and released Mart Poom, who subsequently joined Watford on a free transfer.[9] Jérémie Aliadière moved to Middlesbrough in a £2 million deal while club captain and record goalscorer Thierry Henry left to join Barcelona for a reported fee of £16 million.[10] Henry commented that his decision to leave Arsenal was because of the departure of chairman David Dein and the uncertainty over Wenger's future.[10] Midfielder Freddie Ljungberg and striker José Antonio Reyes departed the club in July 2007, moving to West Ham United and Atlético Madrid respectively. Other players, Arturo Lupoli, Ryan Garry and Joe O'Cearuill, left on free transfers.[9] Defender Matthew Connolly, who joined Colchester United on loan for a six-month period, later signed for Queens Park Rangers.[11]

Legia Warsaw goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański was the first player Arsenal recruited of the new season.[12] Next to arrive was striker Eduardo, who signed from Dinamo Zagreb, shortly followed by French defender Bacary Sagna.[9] Lassana Diarra was purchased on transfer deadline day from Chelsea, but later transferred to Portsmouth in January after he was frustrated at limited playing time; he said, "I read that the club [Arsenal] wanted to keep me. But when you want to keep someone, you do it by playing them. This hasn't been the case."[13]

In

French defender Bacary Sagna joined Arsenal in the transfer window
Striker Thierry Henry moved to Barcelona in June 2007
No. Position Player Transferred from Fee Date Ref
21 GK Łukasz Fabiański Legia Warsaw £2,000,000 26 May 2007 [12]
9 FW Eduardo Dinamo Zagreb £7,500,000 3 July 2007 [14]
55 DF Håvard Nordtveit Haugesund Undisclosed 3 July 2007 [15]
3 DF Bacary Sagna Auxerre £6,000,000 12 July 2007 [16]
8 MF Lassana Diarra Chelsea £4,000,000 31 August 2007 [17]

Out

No. Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Ref
MF Fabrice Muamba Birmingham City £4,000,000 11 May 2007 [18]
21 GK Mart Poom Watford Free transfer 26 May 2007 [19]
30 FW Jérémie Aliadière Middlesbrough £2,000,000 19 June 2007 [20]
14 FW Thierry Henry Barcelona £16,000,000 25 June 2007 [21]
FW Arturo Lupoli Fiorentina Free transfer 1 July 2007 [22]
8 MF Freddie Ljungberg West Ham United £3,000,000 23 July 2007 [23]
9 FW José Antonio Reyes Atlético Madrid £6,000,000 31 July 2007 [24]
DF Ryan Garry AFC Bournemouth Free transfer 6 August 2007 [25]
DF Joe O'Cearuill Barnet Free transfer 24 August 2007 [26]
DF Matthew Connolly Queens Park Rangers £1,000,000 2 January 2008 [27]
8 MF Lassana Diarra Portsmouth £5,500,000 17 January 2008 [28]

Loans out

No. Position Player Loaned to Date Loan expires Ref
DF Matthew Connolly Colchester United 6 July 2007 2 January 2008[29] [30]
DF Kerrea Gilbert Southend United 30 July 2007 3 January 2008[31] [32]
FW Jay Simpson Millwall 31 August 2007 4 May 2008 [33]

Club[]

Coaching staff[]

This is Arsène Wenger's 12th seasons with Arsenal.
Position Staff
Manager France Arsène Wenger
Assistant manager Northern Ireland Pat Rice
First team coach Bosnia and Herzegovina Boro Primorac
Goalkeeping coach Republic of Ireland Gerry Peyton
Physiotherapist England Gary Lewin
Fitness coach England Tony Colbert
Chief scout England Steve Rowley

Last updated: 2 Aug 2006
Source: Arsenal FC

Kit[]

Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Fly Emirates

Home
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Third
Goalkeeper 1
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Kit information[]

Nike released new kit for Arsenal this season.

  • Home: The home kit from last season was unchanged.
  • Away: The away kit with a design that celebrates the pioneering spirit of club legendary Herbert Chapman, and sees a return to the white away shirts worn throughout the club's history. The shirt incorporates a tonal print in a horizontal stripe, detailing many of Chapman's groundbreaking innovations which among others include the introduction of the white ball, rubber studs and numbered shirts. The Gunners legend also campaigned for Gillespie Road tube station to be changed to Arsenal tube station - the setting for the print adverts - to further promote the club's name, and was successful with its renaming in 1932. The kit with a redcurrant v-neck collar and a red currant trim to the sleeves. - the hooped design another of the ideas that Chapman introduced to the Club along with his inspiration for Arsenal's famous red and white shirt.
  • Third: The third kit featured with hooped dark-redcurrant shirts with gold trim in side collar, Dark shorts. hooped redcurrant in dark socks with gold stripes. Same as away kit to commemorate the influence and achievements of under club legends Herbert Chapman.
  • Keeper: The goalkeeper kit are yellow. grey and navy blue.

Other information[]

The Emirates Stadium is the second largest stadium in the Premier League.
Chairman England Peter Hill-Wood
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Emirates Stadium (60,355 / 114x71 yards)

Updated to match played 2 Aug 2007
Source: Arsenal and Emirates Stadium

Pre-season[]

14 July 2007 Barnet 0–2 Arsenal Barnet
15:00 BST Report Adebayor Goal 18'
Barazite Goal 66'		 Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 5,091
Referee: Michael Russell
19 July 2007 Austria Tour Gençlerbirliği Turkey 0–3 England Arsenal Bad Waltersdorf
19:00 BST Report Van Persie Goal 45', 65'
Walcott Goal 51'		 Stadium: Bad Waltersdorf Stadion
25 July 2007 Austria Tour Red Bull Salzburg Austria 1–0 England Arsenal Salzburg
19:00 BST Janočko Goal 75' Report Stadium: EM Stadion
Attendance: 31,000
28 July 2007 Emirates Cup Arsenal England 2–1 France Paris Saint-Germain London
16:15 BST Flamini Goal 45'
Bendtner Goal 70'		 Report Luyindula Goal 80' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 55,106
Referee: Peter Walton
29 July 2007 Emirates Cup Arsenal England 2–1 Italy Internazionale London
16:15 BST Hleb Goal 67'
Van Persie Goal 85'		 Report Suazo Goal 62' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,821
Referee: Mark Halsey
2 August 2007 Amsterdam Tournament Lazio Italy 1–2 England Arsenal Amsterdam
18:30 CET Pandev Goal 40' Report Bendtner Goal 19'
Eduardo Goal 55'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
4 August 2007 Amsterdam Tournament Ajax Netherlands 0–1 England Arsenal Amsterdam
21:15 CET Report Van Persie Goal 87' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Eric Blom

Premier League[]

See also: 2007–08 Premier League

Twenty teams competed in the Premier League in the 2007–08 season. Each team played 38 matches, two against every other team and one match at each club's stadium. Three points were awarded for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. At the end of the season, the top two teams qualified for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League; teams in third and fourth needed to play a qualifier.[34]

The provisional fixture list was released on 14 June 2007, but was subject to change in the event of clashes with other competitions, inclement weather, or matches being selected for television coverage.[35]

August–October[]

Alexander Hleb in action against Fulham

Arsenal started their league campaign at home to Fulham on 12 August 2007. A mistake by goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, "screw[ing] an attempted return pass against his own knee", allowed striker David Healy to score, just under 52 seconds. However, a late penalty scored by Robin van Persie and a goal from Alexander Hleb resulted in the team winning the match.[36] In their next match, away to Blackburn Rovers, another error by Lehmann – this time letting David Dunn's shot slip through his fingers and into the goalnet, meant the team drew 1–1.[37] Cesc Fàbregas scored the winning goal against Manchester City, ten minutes before the end of the match.[38] The result was followed with what The Guardian described as a "fluent attacking display" at home to Portsmouth, on the first day of September.[39] Arsenal faced local rivals Tottenham Hotspur after a week-long international break and went a goal behind when Gareth Bale's free-kick beat goalkeeper Manuel Almunia, past the net.[40] Emmanuel Adebayor scored the equaliser in the second half, before Fàbregas "piloted a 30-yarder beyond Paul Robinson in the 80th minute."[40] In stoppage time, Adebayor flicked the ball up and volleyed it into the top corner of Tottenham's goal; the result meant Arsenal went top of the league table, for the first time in the season.[40] A week after, Adebayor scored a hat-trick (three goals) in a 5–0 win against Derby County.[41] Van Persie scored the only goal against West Ham United on 29 September 2007 to maintain the lead at the top.[42]

Two goals from Van Persie helped Arsenal beat Sunderland 3–2 at home, on the first weekend of October.[43] Second half goals from defender Kolo Touré and midfielder Tomáš Rosický against Bolton Wanderers, gave the team a seventh straight victory in the league.[44] Arsenal played Liverpool on 28 October 2007, a match billed as the "first great test" of their title credentials.[45] Steven Gerrard gave Liverpool an early lead, from a free-kick, but as the match went on, Arsenal began to dominate possession, eventually rewarded when Fábregas equalised in the 80th minute, from a Hleb through ball.[45]

November–February[]

November began with a home match against Manchester United. Going into the match, both clubs were level on points and goal difference, at the top of the league.[46] In the 45th minute, Gallas inadvertently scored an own goal to give United the lead, before Fábregas equalised early in the second half.[46] Cristiano Ronaldo scored what was thought to be the winning goal, eight minutes from the end, but Arsenal equalised for the second time in the match via Gallas.[46] The draw pleased Wenger, who after the game noted his team were "...still charge of the title race because we are top with a game in hand".[47] A win against Reading at the Madejski Stadium on 12 November 2007 brought about Arsenal's 1,000th Premier League goal, scored by Adebayor.[48] Reading striker Dave Kitson afterwards praised Arsenal's performance and asserted they were "the best team on the planet": "The thing that amazes you most is they are not just passing to each other – they are passing so that person can run on to the ball and then his mind is already made up what he is going to do next. It is just magic, it is unbelievable."[49]

"Arsenal are my favourite team right now and I think they are the best performing team in the Premier League."

—Pelé, November 2007[49]

Late goals scored by Gallas and Rosický at home to Wigan Athletic kept Arsenal three points clear of Manchester United in the league table, at the end of November.[50] The win at Villa Park against Aston Villa in December, moved Arsenal five points clear at the top of the league table, and provoked speculation as to whether the club could go another league season unbeaten; Wenger responded, "People will talk ... just let us play."[51] The team played out a 1–1 draw at Newcastle United four days after[52] and lost against Middlesbrough, ending a record of 22 league matches unbeaten.[53] Arsenal beat Chelsea 1–0 on 16 December 2007[54] and needed a late goal, scored by substitute Nicklas Bendtner to win against Tottenham Hotspur.[55] In spite of a draw at Portsmouth on Boxing Day, which moved Arsenal down to second place,[56] a win against Everton helped the club move past Manchester United to the first-place spot.[57]

On 1 January 2008, Eduardo and Adebayor each scored to earn Arsenal a win against West Ham United.[58] The team dropped two points against Birmingham City,[59] but a 3–0 victory at Fulham meant that Arsenal retained their first-place status.[60] Goals scored by Mathieu Flamini, Adebayor and Fábregas helped Arsenal beat Newcastle United in the final week of January.[61] The team became the first to reach 60 points in February, after winning 3–1 against Manchester City; Wenger described the feat as "phenomenal".[62] Manchester City's defeat of Manchester United the following week meant a 2–0 win at home to Blackburn Rovers put Arsenal five points clear in first spot, with 12 matches to play.[63]

The team then faced Birmingham City at St Andrew's. Shortly after kick-off, defender Martin Taylor was sent off and took no further part in the game, after his tackle on Eduardo. The player's challenge left the Arsenal striker with a broken leg; he was ruled out from action for the rest of the season.[64] James McFadden scored through a free-kick in the 28th minute, before two Theo Walcott goals in the second half put Arsenal in the lead.[64] In stoppage time, Gaël Clichy was penalised for a foul on Stuart Parnaby in the penalty area; McFadden scored Birmingham's awarded penalty to draw the match 2–2.[64] It prompted Gallas to throw a tantrum: he attacked an advertising board situated on the side of the pitch and rested alone on the pitch, while his players headed for the dressing room.[65] Wenger after the match called for a permanent football ban on tackler Taylor; he later retracted the comment.[66]

March–May[]

A late equaliser at home to Aston Villa preserved Arsenal's lead at the top of the Premier League to only a point.[67] A goalless draw at Wigan Athletic, was followed by a fourth consecutive draw in the league, at home to Middlesbrough.[68] On the same day, Manchester United moved above Arsenal, who recorded a 1–0 win against Derby County.[69] After Gallas missed a chance to score in the first half, Sagna put Arsenal in front, heading the ball into the goal net, from a corner in the 59th minute.[70] Didier Drogba equalised for Chelsea in the 73rd minute and nine minutes later scored the winner, from a Nicolas Anelka flick-on.[70] The result pushed Chelsea up into second place and moved Arsenal down one; both clubs were five and six points behind Manchester United respectively at the top.[70] At the Reebok Stadium on 29 March 2008, Arsenal played Bolton Wanderers. The team went two goals down in the first half, both scored by Matthew Taylor and lost Abou Diaby, who was sent off for a foul on Grétar Steinsson.[71] The team's "dramatic" comeback however, in the form of a winning goal in stoppage time, secured their first league win at Bolton Wanderers' ground in six years.[71]

A 1–1 draw against Liverpool in early April, sandwiched in between Champions League legs between both teams "disappointed" Wenger, who refused to concede winning the title.[72] Defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford on 13 April 2008, however ended any realistic chance of overtaking the leaders, as United, the champions, needed two more wins to retain the title.[73] Arsenal beat relegation-threatened Reading 2–0 the week after.[74] Adebayor scored a hat-trick against Derby County on 28 April 2008, which made him the first player to score three goals, home and away against the same side in the same season.[75] The win secured third place, pleasing Wenger who felt the team had a "great future – I believe we were really unlucky not to win something this year."[76] Arsenal won their remaining two fixtures against Everton[77] and Sunderland by a single goal, ending the campaign four points behind champions Manchester United.[78]

Match results[]

12 August 2007 1 Arsenal 2–1 Fulham London
12:00 BST Van Persie Goal 84' (pen.)
Flamini Yellow card 85'
Hleb Goal 90'		 Report Healy Goal 1'
Bocanegra Yellow card 59'
Smertin Yellow card 66'
Kamara Yellow card 73'
Warner Yellow card 85'
Diop Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,093
Referee: Phil Dowd
19 August 2007 2 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Arsenal Blackburn
15:00 BST Bentley Yellow card 24'
Samba Yellow card 29'
Savage Yellow card 45+2'
Nelsen Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card 84'
Dunn Goal 72'		 Report Van Persie Goal 18', Yellow card 74'
Flamini Yellow card 29'
Eduardo Yellow card 65'
Clichy Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 24,917
Referee: Alan Wiley
25 August 2007 3 Arsenal 1–0 Manchester City London
15:00 BST Fàbregas Goal 80' Report Hamann Yellow card 17' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,114
Referee: Chris Foy
2 September 2007 4 Arsenal 3–1 Portsmouth London
13:30 BST Adebayor Goal 8' (pen.)
Fàbregas Goal 35', Yellow card 67'
Senderos Red card 49'
Rosický Goal 59'		 Report Hreiðarsson Yellow card 44'
Kanu Yellow card 54', Goal 60'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,114
Referee: Mark Halsey
15 September 2007 5 Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 Arsenal London
13:30 BST Bale Goal 15'
Jenas Yellow card 35'
Chimbonda Yellow card 45'		 Report Sagna Yellow card 63'
Adebayor Goal 65', 90+4'
Hleb Yellow card 67'
Fàbregas Goal 80'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,053
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
22 September 2007 6 Arsenal 5–0 Derby County London
15:00 BST Diaby Goal 10'
Adebayor Goal 25', 50' (pen.), 79'
Eduardo Yellow card 28'
Fàbregas Goal 70'		 Report Lewis Yellow card 39' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,122
Referee: Martin Atkinson
29 September 2007 7 West Ham United 0–1 Arsenal London
15:00 BST Bowyer Yellow card 16'
Noble Yellow card 29'		 Report Van Persie Goal 13'
Flamini Yellow card 58'
Eboué Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,966
Referee: Alan Wiley
7 October 2007 8 Arsenal 3–2 Sunderland London
12:00 BST Van Persie Goal 7', 80'
Senderos Goal 14'		 Report Jones Yellow card 4', Goal 48'
Wallace Goal 25'
Chopra Yellow card 27'
McShane Red card 90'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,098
Referee: Rob Styles
20 October 2007 9 Arsenal 2–0 Bolton London
15:00 BST Fàbregas Yellow card 20'
Touré Goal 68'
Rosický Goal 80'		 Report Diouf Yellow card 20'
McCann Yellow card 21'
Nolan Yellow card 71'
Davies Yellow card 87'
Campo Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,442
Referee: Mike Riley
28 October 2007 10 Liverpool 1–1 Arsenal Liverpool
16:00 BST Voronin Yellow card 5'
Gerrard Goal 7'
Mascherano Yellow card 55'
Carragher Yellow card 90'		 Report Rosický Yellow card 51'
Touré Yellow card 64'
Fàbregas Goal 80', Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,122
Referee: Howard Webb
3 November 2007 11 Arsenal 2–2 Manchester United London
12:45 GMT Fàbregas Yellow card 40', Goal 49'
Gallas Goal 90+1'		 Report Evra Yellow card 16'
Hargreaves Yellow card 26'
Gallas Goal 45+1' (o.g.)
Ronaldo Goal 82'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,161
Referee: Howard Webb
12 November 2007 12 Reading 1–3 Arsenal Reading
20:00 GMT Gunnarsson Yellow card 85'
Shorey Goal 87'		 Report Flamini Goal 44'
Adebayor Goal 52'
Hleb Goal 78'
Fàbregas Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,024
Referee: Rob Styles
24 November 2007 13 Arsenal 2–0 Wigan Athletic London
15:00 GMT Gallas Yellow card 72', Goal 83'
Rosický Goal 85'		 Report Brown Yellow card 15'
Granqvist Yellow card 53'
Bent Yellow card 72'
Heskey Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,126
Referee: Peter Walton
1 December 2007 14 Aston Villa 1–2 Arsenal Birmingham
17:15 GMT Gardner Goal 14'
Bouma Yellow card 37'
Carew Yellow card 56'
Young Yellow card 87'		 Report Flamini Goal 23'
Adebayor Yellow card 32', Goal 36'
Gallas Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,018
Referee: Chris Foy
5 December 2007 15 Newcastle United 1–1 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 GMT Barton Yellow card 41'
Given Yellow card 59'
S. Taylor Goal 60'
Beye Yellow card 72'		 Report Adebayor Goal 4'
Diarra Yellow card 45'
Sagna Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 50,305
Referee: Mike Dean
9 December 2007 16 Middlesbrough 2–1 Arsenal Middlesbrough
13:45 GMT Downing Goal 4' (pen.)
O'Neil Yellow card 26'
Rochemback Yellow card 57'
Tuncay Goal 73'		 Report Touré Yellow card 50'
Clichy Yellow card 52'
Rosický Goal 90+5'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 26,428
Referee: Howard Webb
16 December 2007 17 Arsenal 1–0 Chelsea London
16:00 GMT Adebayor Yellow card 22'
Eboué Yellow card 35'
Gallas Goal 45+2'
Flamini Yellow card 63'
Fàbregas Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Terry Yellow card 30'
Lampard Yellow card 30'
J. Cole Yellow card 67'
Ben Haim Yellow card 74'
Mikel Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,139
Referee: Alan Wiley
22 December 2007 18 Arsenal 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur London
12:45 GMT Gallas Yellow card 38'
Adebayor Goal 48'
Bendtner Goal 76'		 Report Boateng Yellow card 60'
Berbatov Goal 66', Yellow card 67'
Tainio Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,087
Referee: Rob Styles
26 December 2007 19 Portsmouth 0–0 Arsenal Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Lauren Yellow card 56'
Diop Yellow card 81'		 Report Eboué Yellow card 60' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,556
Referee: Steve Bennett
29 December 2007 20 Everton 1–4 Arsenal Liverpool
17:15 GMT Cahill Goal 19'
Arteta Red card 84'		 Report Bendtner Yellow card 24' Yellow-red card 74'
Eduardo Goal 47', 58', Yellow card 66'
Clichy Yellow card 68'
Adebayor Goal 78'
Fàbregas Yellow card 86'
Flamini Yellow card 87'
Rosický Goal 90+3'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,443
Referee: Martin Atkinson
1 January 2008 21 Arsenal 2–0 West Ham United London
15:00 GMT Eduardo Goal 2'
Adebayor Goal 18'		 Report Cole Yellow card 23'
McCartney Yellow card 64'
Noble Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: Chris Foy
Referee: 60,102
12 January 2008 22 Arsenal 1–1 Birmingham City London
15:00 GMT Adebayor Goal 21' (pen.)
Hleb Yellow card 55'		 Report Kapo Yellow card 39'
O'Connor Goal 48'
Ridgewell Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,037
Referee: Phil Dowd
19 January 2008 23 Fulham 0–3 Arsenal London
15:00 GMT Report Adebayor Goal 19', 38'
Clichy Yellow card 66'
Rosický Goal 81'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,297
Referee: Peter Walton
29 January 2008 24 Arsenal 3–0 Newcastle United London
19:45 GMT Hleb Yellow card 20'
Adebayor Goal 40'
Flamini Goal 72'
Fàbregas Goal 80'		 Report N'Zogbia Yellow card 35'
Owen Yellow card 73'
Caçapa Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,127
Referee: Mike Riley
2 February 2008 25 Manchester City 1–3 Arsenal Manchester
12:45 GMT Fernandes Goal 28'
Petrov Yellow card 62'
Elano Yellow card 89'		 Report Adebayor Goal 9', 88'
Eduardo Goal 26'		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,426
Referee: Andre Marriner
11 February 2008 26 Arsenal 2–0 Blackburn Rovers London
20:00 GMT Senderos Goal 4'
Adebayor Goal 90+1'
Fàbregas Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,049
Referee: Steve Bennett
23 February 2008 27 Birmingham City 2–2 Arsenal Birmingham
12:45 GMT Martin Taylor Red card 3'
McFadden Goal 28', 90+5' (pen.)		 Report Walcott Goal 50', 55'
Gallas Yellow card 90+5'
Sagna Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: St. Andrews
Attendance: 27,195
Referee: Mike Dean
1 March 2008 28 Arsenal 1–1 Aston Villa London
15:00 GMT Gallas Yellow card 30'
Bendtner Goal 90+3'		 Report Senderos Goal 27' (o.g.)
Barry Yellow card 80'
Osbourne Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,097
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
9 March 2008 29 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Arsenal Wigan
16:00 GMT King Yellow card 71'
Sibierski Yellow card 76'		 Report Bendtner Yellow card 25'
Gilberto Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 19,676
Referee: Rob Styles
15 March 2008 30 Arsenal 1–1 Middlesbrough London
17:15 GMT Touré Goal 86'
Eboué Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Aliadière Goal 25'
Wheater Yellow card 27'
O'Neil Yellow card 80'
Mido Red card 88'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: Mark Halsey
Referee: 60,084
23 March 2008 31 Chelsea 2–1 Arsenal London
16:00 GMT J. Cole Yellow card 32'
Ballack Yellow card 34'
Drogba Goal 72', 81' Yellow card 73'		 Report Eboué Yellow card 5'
Sagna Goal 59'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,824
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
29 March 2008 32 Bolton 2–3 Arsenal Bolton
15:00 BST M. Taylor Goal 14', 43'
Davies Yellow card 45+1'
Diouf Yellow card 54'		 Report Diaby Red card 31'
Fàbregas Yellow card 44'
Touré Yellow card 45+1'
Gallas Goal 62'
Van Persie Goal 68' (pen.)
Samuel Goal 90+1' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 22,431
Referee: Chris Foy
5 April 2008 33 Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool London
12:45 BST Bendtner Goal 54'
Eboué Yellow card 67'		 Report Riise Yellow card 30'
Crouch Goal 42'
Pennant Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,111
Referee: Phil Dowd
13 April 2008 34 Manchester United 2–1 Arsenal Manchester
16:00 BST Brown Yellow card 15'
Ronaldo Goal 54' (pen.)
Carrick Yellow card 59'
Hargreaves Goal 72'		 Report van Persie Yellow card 38'
Adebayor Goal 48', Yellow card 63'
Lehmann Yellow card 53'
Hleb Yellow card 56'
Gallas Yellow card 59'
Hoyte Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,985
Referee: Howard Webb
19 April 2008 35 Arsenal 2–0 Reading London
12:45 BST Adebayor Goal 30'
Gilberto Goal 38'		 Report Kitson Yellow card 28'
Bikey Yellow card 58'
Sonko Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,109
Referee: Peter Walton
28 April 2008 36 Derby County 2–6 Arsenal Derby
20:00 BST McEveley Goal 31'
Earnshaw Goal 77'		 Report Bendtner Goal 25'
Van Persie Goal 39'
Adebayor Goal 59', 81', 90+1'
Walcott Goal 78'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 33,003
Referee: Andre Marriner
4 May 2008 37 Arsenal 1–0 Everton London
13:30 BST Bendtner Goal 77' Report Lescott Yellow card 28' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,123
Referee: Alan Wiley
11 May 2008 38 Sunderland 0–1 Arsenal Sunderland
15:00 BST Collins Yellow card 54' Report Walcott Goal 24'
Clichy Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 47,802
Referee: Keith Stroud

Classification[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 27 6 5 80 22 +58 87 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Chelsea 38 25 10 3 65 26 +39 85
3 Arsenal 38 24 11 3 74 31 +43 83 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Liverpool 38 21 13 4 67 28 +39 76
5 Everton 38 19 8 11 55 33 +22 65 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
For further information on European qualification see Premier League – Competition
(C) Champion

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 24 11 3 74 31  +43 83 14 5 0 37 11  +26 10 6 3 37 20  +17

Source: [79]

Results by round[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultWDWWWWWWWDDWWWDLWWDWWDWWWWDDDDLWDLWWWW
Position47621111111111111121122111111232333333
Source: [80]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

UEFA Champions League[]

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round[]

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds § Third qualifying round

As Arsenal finished fourth in the league the previous season, the club played a qualifying round against Sparta Prague to ensure progression into the group stages. Goals from Fàbregas and Hleb in the away leg earned a 2–0 win and a 3–0 victory at home meant Arsenal qualified for a 10th successive season in the competition.[81]

15 August 2007 First leg Sparta Prague Czech Republic 0–2 England Arsenal Prague
19:45 BST Hušek Yellow card 9'
Kulič Yellow card 17'		 Report Fàbregas Yellow card 25', Goal 72'
Flamini Yellow card 38'
van Persie Yellow card 45+2'
Hleb Goal 90+2'		 Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 19,586
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
29 August 2007 Second leg Arsenal England 3–0
(5–0 agg.)		 Czech Republic Sparta Prague London
19:45 BST Rosický Goal 8'
Fàbregas Goal 82'
Walcott Yellow card 84'
Eduardo Goal 89'		 Report Kulič Yellow card 29'
Řepka Yellow card 51'
Hušek Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 58,462
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Group stage[]

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group H
Arsenal players celebrating their win against Sevilla in September 2007.

The club were drawn in Group H, along with UEFA Cup holders Sevilla, Slavia Prague of the Czech Republic and Romania's Steaua București.[82] Arsenal started their campaign in good stead, beating Sevilla 3–0 and followed the result with a 1–0 victory against Steaua București.[83][84] Against Slavia Prague at the Emirates, Arsenal equalled their best ever victory in a European competition, scoring seven goals.[85] Walcott, who scored his first two goals of the season in the match, earned the praise of manager Wenger: "Once Theo scored his first, you saw him much more. When they opened up the space, you could see his runs and pace, and the fact he is clinical in front of goal."[85] Qualification into the knockout stages was ensured with a draw away to Slavia Prague on 7 November 2007.[86] Defeat against Sevilla at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium was Arsenal's first loss since April 2007, ending a run of 28 matches undefeated in all competitions.[87] The result moved them down into second place, and in spite of winning their final group match against Steaua at home, Arsenal ended two points behind group winners Sevilla.[88]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Sevilla 6 5 0 1 14 7 +7 15 Advance to knockout stage
2 England Arsenal 6 4 1 1 14 4 +10 13
3 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 6 1 2 3 5 16 −11 5 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Romania Steaua București 6 0 1 5 4 10 −6 1
Source: RSSSF
19 September 2007 1 Arsenal England 3–0 Spain Sevilla London
19:45 BST Fàbregas Goal 28'
Adebayor Yellow card 49'
Van Persie Goal 59'
Eduardo Goal 90+2'		 Report Dani Alves Yellow card 74'
Keita Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,992
Referee: Peter Frojdfeldt (Sweden)
2 October 2007 2 Steaua București Romania 0–1 England Arsenal Bucharest
20:45 CET Marin Yellow card 18'
Rada Yellow card 32'		 Report Adebayor Yellow card 15'
Van Persie Goal 76'		 Stadium: Stadionul Steaua
Attendance: 12,807
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
23 October 2007 3 Arsenal England 7–0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague London
19:45 BST Fàbregas Goal 5', 58'
Flamini Yellow card 11'
Hubáček Goal 24' (o.g.)
Walcott Goal 41', 55'
Hleb Goal 51', Yellow card 59'
Clichy Yellow card 52'
Bendtner Goal 89'		 Report Volešák Yellow card 71' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,621
Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)
7 November 2007 4 Slavia Prague Czech Republic 0–0 England Arsenal Prague
20:45 CET Tavares Yellow card 41'
Švec Yellow card 47'
Krajčík Yellow card 72'
Pudil Yellow card 84'		 Report Diarra Yellow card 52'
Denílson Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Stadion Evžena Rošického
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)
27 November 2007 5 Sevilla Spain 3–1 England Arsenal Seville
20:45 CET Crespo Yellow card 21'
Keita Goal 24', Yellow card 90+1'
Luís Fabiano Goal 34'
Adriano Yellow card 44'
Palop Yellow card 50'
Kanouté Goal 89' (pen.)		 Report Eduardo Goal 11'
Hoyte Yellow card 44'
Denílson Yellow card 50'		 Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium
Attendance: 35,529
Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)
12 December 2007 6 Arsenal England 2–1 Romania Steaua București London
19:45 GMT Diaby Goal 8'
Bendtner Yellow card 39', Goal 42'		 Report Neaga Yellow card 38'
Zaharia Goal 68'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,786
Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia)

Knockout stage[]

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

First knockout round[]

Arsenal was drawn against Champions League holders Milan in the knockout stages. In the first leg, Arsenal was held to a draw at home, with their best chance of winning the match coming in stoppage time; Adebayor headed the ball against the crossbar.[89] A week later at the San Siro, the team produced a performance "with style, intelligence and discipline", to win the match by two goals to nil.[90] In doing so, they progressed into the last eight and became the first English team to beat Milan, away from home.[90]

20 February 2008 First leg Arsenal England 0–0 Italy Milan London
19:45 GMT Senderos Yellow card 70'
Eboué Yellow card 81'		 Report Pato Yellow card 33' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,082
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
4 March 2008 Second leg Milan Italy 0–2
(0–2 agg.)		 England Arsenal Milan
20:45 CET Inzaghi Yellow card 55'
Kaká Yellow card 80'
Pirlo Yellow card 85'		 Report Hleb Yellow card 33'
Eboué Yellow card 56'
Clichy Yellow card 72'
Fàbregas Goal 84'
Adebayor Goal 90+2'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 81,879
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

Quarter-finals[]

In the quarter-finals, Arsenal played against fellow English club Liverpool, with the first leg at home. The two matches were played either side of a Premier League match between the two sides. Adebayor scored the first goal – he headed the ball from a corner, before Dirk Kuyt equalised three minutes later. Arsenal had a strong penalty appeal harshly turned down after Kuyt seemingly pulled Alexander Hleb in the penalty box and missed a chance to score a second goal, had Bendtner not managed to inadvertently clear Fàbregas' strike.[91] In the return leg at Anfield, Arsenal made the better start of the two teams and took the lead when Diaby scored from a tight angle in the 13th minute.[92] Sami Hyypiä equalised from a header before Fernando Torres received a long pass and swivelled to shoot the ball with his right foot, sending it into the top-left hand corner of Arsenal's goal.[92] With five minutes remaining of the second half, substitute Walcott "covered some 80 yards at pace" to get past the Liverpool defenders and passed the ball for Adebayor, in the middle of the pitch to score.[92] Touré moments after was adjudged to have fouled Ryan Babel and conceded a penalty kick; Gerrard converted the ball into the net to make the scoreline 4–3 on aggregate.[92] In stoppage time Babel scored Liverpool's fourth, meaning they faced Chelsea in the semi-finals. Wenger in his post-match news conference questioned the "dodgy decision" to give Liverpool a penalty and commented the defeat was "not down to mental strength ... It was down to a lack of experience defensively."[93]

2 April 2008 First leg Arsenal England 1–1 England Liverpool London
19:45 BST Adebayor Goal 23' Report Kuyt Goal 26' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,041
Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)
8 April 2008 Second leg Liverpool England 4–2
(5–3 agg.)		 England Arsenal Liverpool
19:45 BST Hyypiä Goal 30'
Torres Goal 69'
Gerrard Goal 85' (pen.)
Babel Goal 90+2'		 Report Diaby Goal 13'
Senderos Yellow card 17'
Adebayor Goal 84'
Touré Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,985
Referee: Peter Frojdfeldt (Sweden)

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round, where they were drawn to play Championship opposition Burnley. Goals from Eduardo and Bendtner, in either half of the match ensured victory for a "second-string" team.[94] Against Newcastle United a fortnight later, a 3–0 victory meant Arsenal progressed into the fifth round, where they faced Manchester United away.[95] The match played on 16 February 2008, ended in a "embarrassingly one-sided victory" for the home team; defender Emmanuel Eboué was notably dismissed for a high challenge on Patrice Evra.[96]

6 January 2008 Third round Burnley 0–2 Arsenal Burnley
14:00 GMT Lafferty Red card 60'
Caldwell Yellow card 86'		 Report Eduardo Goal 7'
Bendtner Goal 75'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 16,709
Referee: Alan Wiley
26 January 2008 Fourth round Arsenal 3–0 Newcastle United London
15:00 GMT Adebayor Goal 51', 83'
Butt Goal 89' (o.g.)		 Report Caçapa Yellow card 75' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,046
Referee: Martin Atkinson
16 February 2008 Fifth round Manchester United 4–0 Arsenal Manchester
17:15 GMT Rooney Goal 16'
Fletcher Goal 20', 74'
Nani Goal 38'		 Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,550
Referee: Alan Wiley

League Cup[]

Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup

Arsenal began their League Cup campaign in the third round, drawn at home to Newcastle United.[97] They made nine changes from the previous starting XI – Eduardo paired up with Bendtner in the front two.[98] Bendtner scored the opening goal seven minutes from the end of normal time; Denílson added a second goal to ensure Arsenal's progression.[98] Fourth-round opponents Sheffield United were easier to defeat, with Eduardo scoring a brace (two goals).[99] The quarter-final pitted Arsenal away to Blackburn Rovers, in a match played on 18 December 2007. Diaby gave Arsenal the lead with a volley after six minutes and Eduardo extended the lead, before Roque Santa Cruz pulled a goal back for Blackburn, three minutes from the end of the first half.[100] Santa Cruz scored the equaliser and his second of the match, heading in a cross by David Bentley.[100] In stoppage time, Denílson was sent off for a two-footed challenge on Dunn. In spite of playing with one less player, Arsenal regained the lead. Alex Song passed the ball to Eduardo, who held off his opponent Ryan Nelsen and with minimal effort placed it past Brad Friedel.[100] The performance prompted Wenger to assert that his team could win the cup,[101] while opposing manager Mark Hughes commented that Arsenal's blend of young players were capable of following in the footsteps of Manchester United's fledglings, managed by Alex Ferguson.[102]

Arsenal was drawn against Tottenham Hotspur in the two-legged semifinal. In the first leg, at the Emirates, Arsenal scored a late equaliser to even the tie at 1–1.[103] However, a 5–1 victory for Tottenham in the return leg meant it was their first victory over their north London rivals in nine years.[104] Wenger after the game defended his policy to play a young side, adding: "The only regret I have is to have played the players who should not have played."[105]

25 September 2007 Third round Arsenal 2–0 Newcastle United London
19:45 BST Bendtner Goal 83'
Denílson Goal 89'		 Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,004
Referee: Howard Webb
31 October 2007 Fourth round Sheffield United 0–3 Arsenal Sheffield
19:45 BST Report Eduardo Goal 8', 50'
Denílson Goal 69'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: Mike Dean
Referee: 16,971
18 December 2007 Fifth round Blackburn Rovers 2–3 (a.e.t.) Arsenal Blackburn
20:00 GMT Santa Cruz Goal 42', 60' Report Diaby Goal 6'
Eduardo Goal 29', 104'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 16,207
Referee: Mike Riley
9 January 2008 Semi-final, first leg Arsenal 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur London
19:45 GMT Walcott Goal 79' Report Jenas Goal 37' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 53,136
Referee: Mike Dean
22 January 2008 Semi-final, second leg Tottenham Hotspur 5–1
(6–2 agg.)		 Arsenal London
20:00 GMT Jenas Goal 3', Yellow card 72'
Malbranque Yellow card 20', Goal 90+4'
Bendtner Goal 27' (o.g.)
Keane Goal 48'
Lennon Goal 60'		 Report Hoyte Yellow card 62'
Adebayor Goal 70', Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,979
Referee: Howard Webb

Squad statistics[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Germany Jens Lehmann 13 0 6+1 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
2 MF France Abou Diaby 28 4 9+6 1 2 0 4+1 1 5+1 2
3 DF France Bacary Sagna 40 1 29 1 1 0 1+1 0 7+1 0
4 MF Spain Cesc Fàbregas 45 13 32 7 2 0 0+1 0 9+1 6
5 DF Ivory Coast Kolo Touré 41 2 29+1 2 2 0 0 0 9 0
6 DF Switzerland Philippe Senderos 32 2 14+3 2 2+1 0 3 0 8+1 0
7 MF Czech Republic Tomáš Rosický 24 7 15+3 6 1 0 0 0 3+2 1
8 MF France Lassana Diarra 13 0 4+3 0 0 0 3 0 1+2 0
9 FW Croatia Eduardo 31 12 13+4 4 2+1 1 3+2 4 4+2 3
10 DF France William Gallas 42 4 31 4 2 0 1 0 8 0
11 FW Netherlands Robin van Persie 23 9 13+2 7 0 0 1 0 6+1 2
13 MF Belarus Alexander Hleb 42 4 29+2 2 1+1 0 1 0 8 2
15 MF Brazil Denílson 23 2 4+9 0 1 0 5 2 3+1 0
16 MF France Mathieu Flamini 40 3 30 3 1+1 0 0 0 8 0
17 DM Cameroon Alex Song 15 0 5+4 0 0 0 3 0 2+1 0
19 MF Brazil Gilberto Silva 36 1 12+11 1 2+1 0 3 0 3+4 0
20 DF Switzerland Johan Djourou 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
21 GK Poland Łukasz Fabiański 8 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
22 DF France Gaël Clichy 49 0 37+1 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
24 GK Spain Manuel Almunia 38 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
25 FW Togo Emmanuel Adebayor 48 30 32+4 24 1+1 2 0+1 1 7+2 3
26 FW Denmark Nicklas Bendtner 40 9 7+20 5 2 1 5 1 3+3 2
27 DF Ivory Coast Emmanuel Eboué 36 0 20+3 0 2 0 1 0 8+2 0
30 DF France Armand Traoré 11 0 1+2 0 2 0 4 0 2 0
31 DF England Justin Hoyte 15 0 2+3 0 2+1 0 5 0 2 0
32 FW England Theo Walcott 39 7 11+14 4 1 0 4 1 4+5 2
33 DF England Matthew Connolly 2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
34 DF England Kieran Gibbs 2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
36 MF England Mark Randall 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
39 MF England Henri Lansbury 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
40 GK Italy Vito Mannone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 MF Spain Fran Mérida 3 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0
43 MF Netherlands Nacer Barazite 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
46 DF England Kerrea Gilbert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

[L] – Out on loan, [S] – Sold

Source:[106]

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